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| Taking food in the digestive system usually through the mouth |
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| Includes swallowing and peristalis (also known as propulsion) |
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| The physical breaking up of the food into smaller pieces to increase the surface area and complements chemical digestion |
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| The process of hydrolysis by enzymes to form molecules small enough to be absorbed by cell membranes |
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| the process where the monomeric forms of the food substance are taken up by the circulatory and lymphatic system |
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| process where the indigestible substances are eliminated from the body |
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| aka alimentary canal - a long shallow tube that extends from the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, and anus- the area which will receive the enzymes produced by the accessory organs and use them to digest food. |
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| most aid in digestion by producing secretions for chemical digestion |
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| the innermost layer of the alimentary canal with produces most of the secretions and where absorption takes place. |
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| binds mucosa to the muscularis and contains blood vessels and nerves. |
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| used to move and mechanically digest food |
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| outmost layer of alimentary canal that forms peritoneum |
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| large serous membrane that coats the GI tract. Protects organs and cuts down friction |
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| on the walls of the abdominal cavity |
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| on the organs of the abdominal cavity |
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| connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall |
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| connects the liver to the abdominal wall |
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| connects the stomach to the transverse colon |
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| connects the stomach, duodenum and liver |
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| connects the large intestine to the posterior abdominal wall |
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| outside of the peritoneal - encloses the pancreas and kidneys |
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| aka oral or buccal cavity |
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| space between labia and gingivae |
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| muscular structures that form the lateral walls of the ora cavity |
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| the front roof of the mouth |
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| a free edge projecting downward - closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing |
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| group of lymphatic tissue on the sides of the oral cavity |
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| a dome shaped section tucked beneath the diaphram |
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| portion inferior to the body of the stomach |
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| folds in the stomach mucosa |
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| main duct for carrying secretions to the intestine |
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| carbohydrates to disaccharides |
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